Common Sense Institute Arizona Belief Statement

We believe sound fiscal and economic research is essential to uphold Arizonaโ€™s economic vitality, future, and individual opportunity.ย 

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From 2011 to 2023, Arizona`s overall energy competitiveness ranking jumped to 21st, with six out of ten key indices improved.

๐Ÿ’กDive into the insights in our latest report: link in bio.
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โšก๏ธ Good news for Arizona residents! While electricity prices have risen nationally, Arizona`s affordability has improved. The state now ranks 21st in residential electric affordability, up from 28th in 2011. ๐ŸŒŸ

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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Dive into Arizona`s state budget with Katie Ratlief on the latest episode of Policy Pulse! ๐ŸŒต

We`re tackling the tough questions: What happens if lawmakers miss the July 1 deadline? What`s behind the revenue shortfall? What costs does bipartisanship bring?

Tune in for insights into navigating a divided government and balanced budgeting.
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๐Ÿ“‰ Despite job losses, Arizonaโ€™s unemployment rate dropped slightly, but jobless claims are surging! ๐Ÿšจ Initial and continued claims are at their highest since Sept 2021, up 8.3% and 6.2% from pre-pandemic averages.

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๐Ÿ“‰ Arizona`s job growth is slowing down! June`s figures show a continued decline from 2022 and 2023, falling short of the rate needed to return to pre-pandemic levels.

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๐Ÿ“‰ Arizona lost 1,900 non-farm jobs in June, a -0.06% decline, ranking 41st in the U.S. for job growth. Despite this, year-over-year employment is up 1.9%, the 13th fastest growth, though down from May`s 2.3%.

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Behind the scenes with our incredible research team, spanning Colorado, Arizona, Iowa, and Oregon. These dedicated professionals are pivotal in driving the prosperity of their states` economies.

From left to right: Zachary Milne, CSI AZ Senior Research Economist, DJ Summers, CSI CO Director of Policy & Research, Steven Beyers, CSI US Senior Economist, Glenn Farley, CSI AZ Director of Policy & Research, Chris Brown, CSI CO VP of Policy & Research, Mark McMullen, CSI OR VP of Policy & Research, Ben Murrey, CSI IA Director of Policy & Research
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๐ŸŽ™ Introducing #PolicyPulse, our newest podcast hosted by Executive Director @KatieRatlief, launching THIS WEEK.

๐ŸŒŸ Join us for our first episode as we dive into Arizona`s budget from this legislative session. Stay tuned for more insights on key AZ policy issues!
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๐Ÿ“Š Phoenix had the 5th slowest year-over-year rate of inflation in June among the 23 MSAs with available CPI data. However, month-over-month inflation saw a 0.4% increase since April.

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COMMON SENSE INSTITUTE ARIZONA’S MISSION

CSI Arizonaโ€™s mission is to examine the fiscal impacts of policies, initiatives, and proposed laws so that residents are educated and informed on issues impacting their lives. Common Sense Institute was founded in 2010 originally as Common Sense Policy Roundtable in Colorado. CSIโ€™s founders were a concerned group of business and community leaders who observed that divisive partisanship was overwhelming policymaking and believed that sound economic analysis could help residents make fact-based and common senseย decisions.